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Townsend Farm Orleton Ludlow Herefordshire SY8 4JA

Awaiting decision Herefordshire, County of P262821/K Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

reduction of the height of the hedge to 2-2.5m from the main road to allow greater visibility from the property and field and allowing the hedge to regenerate and thicken up

As published by the council, reference P262821/K

Application record

Reference
P262821/K
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Valid
Received
24 Sep 2026
Validated
30 Sep 2026
Ward
Bircher
Parish
Orleton
Postcode
SY8 4JA

Comment by 26 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Herefordshire, County of through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Herefordshire, County of register

This site has had 2 applications since 2003: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DCN031536/S Granted

    Townsend Farm Orleton Ludlow, Herefordshire SY8 4JA

    Agricultural building for straw and machinery storage.

    Decided 28 May 2003 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2026

    Received by Herefordshire, County of

  2. 30 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Herefordshire, County of took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Herefordshire, County of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Herefordshire, County of decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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